Sheriff's deputies seeking suspect

Thursday

MARION TWP. - Beaver County sheriff's deputies are looking for a man they say broke into a car, stole a woman's purse and then used her stolen credit card.

An Ellwood City couple arrived at Brush Creek Park in Marion Township around noon Sunday, parked near the lake and went fishing, Deputy James Mann said.

Around 1:30 p.m., the couple discovered their car had been burglarized, and the woman's purse was stolen containing her wallet, checkbooks, driver's license, Social Security cards, cash and a Visa card, Mann said.

At 1:05 p.m., a man used the stolen Visa to buy $75 in gas and other items at a convenience store on Mercer Road in North Sewickley Township. The man was seen on video surveillance using the stolen card.

The man is white, with dark hair and in his mid- to late 20s. He is about 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds. He was wearing a gray 2001 Rochester football T-shirt, shorts, tennis shoes and sunglasses.

The man was driving a mid-'90s maroon Ford Econoline van with roof racks.

The sheriff's department asks that anyone with information about the man or the van call them at (724) 773-8549 on weekdays before 4 p.m., or at (724) 775-0880 after 4 p.m. or on weekends.

Mann said the man in the video should surrender because he is confident the suspect will be identified.

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